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So MOOCs Are Not That Hot After All? Hmmm.

MOOCs are THE hot topic, aren't they? Universities are debating how to respond. We hear amazing numbers of students enrolled.

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Beyond Our Borders International Student Recruiting: College Fairs

You are reading an excerpt from our e-book "88 Ways to Recruit International Students" (Click here to read the entire book)

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The Disappearing Full-Pay Student

University pricing is a complex undertaking for university administrators, students and parents alike. With the increasing reliance on grants and other discounts to draw students, the full-tuition paying student is practically an endangered species.

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Topics: Insights

International Student Recruiting: Overseas Recruiting Offices

You are reading an excerpt from our e-book "88 Ways to Recruit International Students" (Click here to read the entire book) 

41. Overseas recruiting offices

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International students are searching. Will you pop up?

How does your school do when international students start typing queries into a search engine?

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Topics: Insights

International Alumni Relations - The Four Pillars of Engagement

 The Four Pillars of Engagement

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Beyond Our Borders International Student Recruiting: Alumni Ambassadors

You are reading an excerpt from our e-book "88 Ways to Recruit International Students" (Click here to read the entire book) 

 

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Where marketers shift their spending

Increasing the effectiveness of marketing spending is a constant challenge for all marketing departments. Your team is constantly evaluating how to make your limited marketing budget work to your advantage as marketing channels continue to shift.

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3 Steps to align international student recruitment and marketing

This blog focuses on the alignment of your marketing resources in light of your current recruitment channels and the desired mix of student enrollment channels in the future.  We will focus on the alignment of the geographic, as well as, the marketing channel mix for this analysis. For the purpose of this article and analysis, we are going to exclude other important enrollment criteria such as the ability to pay, English capabilities and academic level and preparedness. 

  • Audit your external brand perception, visibility and content
We suggest that you analyze your target recruitment by country to understand your current status within the market environment. Students and parents are anonymous "shoppers" on your website. Despite many other influencing factors such as peer groups, rankings, agents, etc, your web and social media presence -- both controlled by you and other information available about you -- is an important influencer for prospective students. 
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Beyond Our Borders International Student Recruiting: Alumni Engagement

You are reading an excerpt from our e-book "88 Ways to Recruit International Students" (Click here to read the entire book)

Alumni can be your best resource for marketing your institution abroad. Don't underestimate the power of alumni in encouraging students and parents to consider your institution as an option for higher education. Alumni have the credibility factor as well as the ability to relate to students and parents in a way that you will not. Consider the following ways to use alumni in your recruitment efforts.

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